Lessons of a $37M Attack: How a Ukrainian Payment Processor Was Hacked

2023-8-9 21:39

CoinsPaid, a crypto payment processing company with Ukrainian roots, fell a victim to a social engineering attack, thought to have emanated from Lazarus, a North Korean hacking group. origin »

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What happened UST, and was it an attack?

This isn’t a very fun article to write. An entire ecosystem has blown up, and many lives have been destroyed. NFT projects, De-Fi apps, payment processing apps, Mirror, Anchor, Kash – these are just a few of the projects built on this once-thriving ecosystem.

2022-5-12 00:49	Terra
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Mastercard, Visa, Paypal Suspend Russian Operations – No Love For Russia?

Payment processing is likely to become significantly more difficult, as Paypal, Mastercard, and Visa have said that they will cease Russian operations in response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

2022-3-7 15:40	Visa
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Russia SWIFT sanctions “picked carefully” to avoid German energy crisis

As many have anticipated, and some feared, Western governments will be using the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) payment system to tighten sanctions on Russia after President Putin’s military attack on the neighboring country of Ukraine.

2022-2-28 14:52
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Hackers Demand Up to 600 Bitcoins ($32 Million) in Kia Motors Ransomware Attack

Kia Motors America is the latest company to face a ransomware attack from the notorious DoppelPaymer gang of hackers. The hackers are demanding the payment in Bitcoin (BTC), 404 Bitcoins (~$22 million, as of writing), to decrypt the data and not leak the data to the public.

2021-2-20 21:04	Ransomware
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IOTA (MIOTA) Releases Seed Migration Tool After Recent Attack Incident

On February 12, 2020 IOTA native Trinity wallet was attacked via a third-party payment provider vulnerability. The IOTA Foundation released an emergency tool for users

2020-3-3 18:11
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Ransomware Thugs Extort Indiana County for Over $130,000 in Bitcoin

Days after the U. S. Conference of Mayors passed a resolution opposing the payment of ransoms by cities following a ransomware attack La Porte County’s government has done the opposite after its files were encrypted.

2019-7-13 12:55
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Florida town victim to ransomware attack, pays $490,000 Bitcoin ransom

Lake City, a small town in northern Florida, paid almost $500,000 in Bitcoin to hackers following a ransomware attack on the city’s computer systems. This is the second time in two weeks a Florida town has been a victim of a ransomware attack, bringing the total ransomware payment in the state to over $1 million.

2019-6-29 09:59	Hacks
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Bitcoin ransomers claim second victory as Florida town pays $500,000

A second town in Florida has paid over $500,000 in Bitcoin to hackers following a ransomware attack. Officials in Lake City paid the hackers after their computer systems were down for two weeks.

2019-6-27 17:13	hard fork
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Baltimore City’s Government System’s Bitcoin Ransomware Extortion Attack Enters 8th Day

Over a week after a cyberattack halted Baltimore’s computer networks, city officials declared Wednesday they can’t prognosticate when its overall system will be up and running and continued to give only the broadest outlines of the problem.

2019-5-16 20:22	Ransomware
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Злоумышленник вывел с биржи BitoPro 7 млн XRP через уязвимость частичного платежа

Неизвестный пользователь тайваньской биржи BitoPro сфальсифицировал депозит в криптовалюте XRP и вывел с площадки 7 млн монет ($2,17 млн). Механизм работы этого эксплойта подробно описала биржа Bitrue.

2019-5-3 16:17	уязвимости
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PayPal Aims to Prevent Crypto Ransomware Attacks With New Patent

Online payment giant PayPal won a U.S. patent to protect users from losing access to their data due to a crypto ransomware attack

2019-4-19 19:27	paypal
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Jussie Smollett Should Thank Trump and MAGA for Making Him Famous

A Chicago fire is spiking under “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s seat as the deadline approaches for his due payment of more than $130,000 to the city following a costly investigation into an allegedly staged hate attack.

2019-4-5 12:16
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Coincheck Launches Bitcoin OTC Trading Desk 15 Months After Hack

The Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has launched a Bitcoin over-the-counter (OTC) trading service for its users, per a post published on its official blog.

2019-4-2 18:26	Investing
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Hacker Group Requests Bitcoin Payment for Classified and Secret Documents from 9/11

The hacker group called The Dark Overlord is threatening to release secret files related to 9/11 attacks. A few days ago, The Dark Overlord wrote on Twitter that they were able to have access to hundreds of classified documents related to the World Trade Center attack back in 2001. For future reference and pending any […]

2019-1-3 22:36	News
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Novice, Intermediate or Expert? A Quiz to Test Your Bitcoin Knowledge

Think you know the ins-and-outs of bitcoin? Test yourself with 30 questions that grill you on Bitcoin’s history, technology and politics. The 30 questions are split up into three segments ranging from novice to intermediate to expert, and cover a wide range of topics across the Bitcoin landscape.

2018-9-26 02:13	Op-ed
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eCash Founder David Chaum Makes Bold Promises with Elixxir Blockchain

Over 30 years after creating eCash, a predecessor of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies which spawned the Cypherpunk movement of the 1980s, Dr. David Chaum is back in the public eye with a claim of having invented “the world’s fastest cryptocurrency.

2018-9-22 23:59	blockchain
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Details of One of Bitcoin’s Nastiest Bugs Yet

For well over a year, versions of Bitcoin Core — Bitcoin’s leading software implementation — contained a severe software bug. The bug was fixed with Bitcoin Core 0.

2018-9-22 21:22	Technical
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It took hackers just 22 lines of code to steal British Airways’ customer data

Last week, British Airways acknowledged that its website had been hacked – leading to 380,000 customers‘ data being compromised. It seems like it wasn’t too difficult either: Cybersecurity firm RiskIQ has found out that it took hackers just 22 lines of code to get a hold of the data.

2018-9-12 08:31	security
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San Francisco judge orders bail payment in Bitcoin

A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered a cyber-criminal to pay their bail charges in Bitcoin, inadvertently stimulating cryptocurrency mainstream adoption. The Daily Post – a local Palo Alto newspaper – reports Martin Marisch has been charged with hacking the well-known video games company Electronic Arts, responsible for popular titles like FIFA, The Sims, and Battlefield.

2018-8-17 15:20	hard fork
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PGA Championship Hit with Bitcoin Ransom Attack

Hackers have set their eyes on the PGA Championship’s computer system in the latest cyber heist, demanding a Bitcoin ransom. According to Newsmax, the PGA’s computer system suffered a security breach leaving some files inaccessible unless a Bitcoin ransom is paid.

2018-8-10 12:00
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UBS: US Bitcoin should attack $ 213000 to change the payment

Zurich-based investment bank and financial services company Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) has said that the Bitcoin (BTC) price must hit nearly $213,000 to replace U. S. money supply, Bloomberg reported August 2.

2018-8-3 09:26
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Indian Hospital Data Hit With Ransomware By Hackers; Bitcoin Demanded

Indian Hospital Data Encrypted by Hackers Who Demand Bitcoin Ransom One of India’s most prominent hospitals, which also happens to be located in the wealthiest city of Mumbai is the latest casualty of a ransomware attack.

2018-7-20 16:51	News
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Syscoin Hacked, Malware Inserted into GitHub Account

Syscoin, an instant payment cryptocurrency, has fallen victim to a malware attack after a hacker reportedly inserted a tainted Syscoin Windows client into the project’s GitHub account. Syscoin Compromised According to the project’s development team, a hacker replaced the official Windows client with another version containing malware.

2018-6-17 20:00	Windows
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Op Ed: Venmo Offers the Ultimate Cryptocurrency Experience

Venmo could be the ultimate cryptocurrency experience from a user-experience perspective. Any cryptocurrency that seeks to power the future of global transactions must ensure that it is supported by a payment system that is simple, user-friendly and free — like Venmo.

2018-6-11 16:51	Adoption & community

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Explosive truth behind crypto bots that front-run thieves to “save” funds — but they decide who gets paid back

Makina Finance lost 1,299 ETH, roughly $4. 13 million, in a flash-loan and oracle manipulation exploit. The attacker drained the protocol's funds and broadcast the transaction to Ethereum's public mempool, where it should have been picked up by validators and included in the next block.

Crypto bots front-running thieves to “save” funds, but also decide who gets paid back

Coinbase Discloses Arrest Of Former Customer Agent Over Data Breach — Report

According to the latest report, a former Coinbase customer service contractor has been arrested in India for their role in a recent data breach incident. This arrest comes after hackers reportedly bribed customer service representatives or contractors to gain access to customer information at the US’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.

What’s happening to DeFi? $231M was just drained but $19M clawed back

Two headlines hit the internet within hours of each other this week, and together they map the current state of DeFi’s security theater. StakeWise DAO executed contract calls to recover approximately $19.

Ripple co-founder’s $150M hack tied to LastPass password vault breach

A forfeiture complaint shared by blockchain detective ZachXBT revealed that the $150 million hack suffered by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen resulted from private keys stored in the password manager LastPass, which was compromised in 2022.

Safe’s internal investigation reveals developer’s laptop breach led to Bybit hack

Safe published a preliminary report on Mar. 6 attributing the breach that led to the Bybit hack to a compromised developer laptop. The vulnerability resulted in the injection of malware, which allowed the hack.

Thorchain faces developer exodus amid North Korean money laundering scandal

Thorchain is experiencing a developer exodus, as hackers from Lazarus Group are using the interoperability-focused blockchain to launder Ethereum (ETH) stolen in the Bybit hack. A Thorchain developer known as TCB announced that Pluto, the protocol’s unofficial lead developer, is stepping down.

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